Sean Burke and two relievers combined on a four-hitter, Colson Montgomery hit his 24th home run and the White Sox blanked the Blue Jays. Chicago took two of three games, while Toronto scored just five total runs in the series.
Duane Ward, a two-time World Series champion and one of the most accomplished relievers in Toronto Blue Jays history, has died at 62. The Blue Jays said Sunday that Ward died of natural causes in Toronto. He had arrived in the city Friday ahead of the team’s ceremony honouring its 1992 and 1993 championship teams, but was absent from Saturday’s festivities at Rogers Centre.
Joe Carter and other Blue Jays greats from the 1992 and 1993 World Series winning teams share how honoured they are by the statue unveiled outside the Rogers Centre to commemorate their back-to-back World Series titles, reflect on their memories from those amazing seasons, and describe the bond they all still have to this day.
Wilyer Abreu hit two home runs – the second a go-ahead, two-run shot in the seventh inning that gave him four homers in two games - and the Red Sox rallied for a victory over the Rays on Saturday to extend their winning streak to 12 games.
Nico Hoerner had four hits to tie a career high, Matthew Boyd gave up three hits and one run in six sharp innings to win his fourth straight start, and the Cubs beat the Twins on Saturday. Michael Busch homered, and Miguel Amaya and Pedro Ramirez had two RBI each to help Chicago win for the third time in four games.
Shane Bieber and three relievers combined on a four-hitter, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base three times, and the Blue Jays blanked the White Sox on Saturday to snap Chicago’s four-game winning streak. Bieber tossed six innings and struck out six to win for the first time in five starts this season.
The Blue Jays unveiled a statue of Joe Carter's iconic walk-off home run from Game 6 of the 1993 World Series. The statues stands 15 feet tall, weighs 6,200 pounds and engraved on the side is Tom Cheek's unforgettable call.
Jeff Passan explains why he expects the Giants and the Mets to be top sellers at MLB trade deadline.
Carter Jensen hit a two-run single to cap a four-run rally in the 10th inning that gave the Royals a 7-6 victory over the Padres on Friday night.
Sam Antonacci hit a two-run home run, Braden Montgomery matched his career-high with four RBI, and the White Sox extended their winning streak to four with a 12-4 win over the Blue Jays on Friday night.
Garrett Mitchell’s two-out single up the middle in the 10th inning scored automatic runner Jackson Chourio from second, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 on Friday night to snap a three-game skid.
Victor Mederos, who closed out the game with two innings on the mound, also got a chance to bat in the eighth inning after a flurry of substitutions and delivered with a base hit.
Gerrit Cole convinces Aaron Boone to stay in the game and proceeds to give up a big homer to Max Muncy.
Jacob DeGrom laughs at Chris Sale after he chases down a pop fly ball for the out.
Wilyer Abreu homered twice, All-Star Willson Contreras went deep in his first game back from a five-game suspension, and the Red Sox extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 5-3 victory over the Rays on Friday night to sweep a doubleheader.
The Blue Jays return from the All-Star break facing a make-or-break stretch, sitting at 45-51 and last in the AL East. The upcoming weeks leading into the August 3 trade deadline will determine whether the team becomes buyers or sellers.
Jake Bennett allowed just one hit through six innings, and he got plenty of run support with Jarren Duran and Mosataka Yashida each compiling three RBI, as the Red Sox crushed the Rays in the first game of a Friday double-header.
Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez club back-to-back homers for the Mets.
Francisco Alvarez homered twice, Brett Baty also went deep and the Mets defeated the Phillies in the first major league game following the All-Star break.
The Blue Jays have struggled to find much consistency this season, sitting six games under .500 at the All-Star break, but are still within striking distance of an American League wild card spot. TSN MLB Insider Steve Phillips highlights three good things and three bad things from the first half of Toronto's disappointing season.
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Jim Abbott receives the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at The ESPYS.
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